REAL INTERNET CHINESE
big week small week
alternating six day and five day work weeks, a softer cousin of 996
- Who can you say it to?
- Safe with anyone Fine at work, fine with your partner's parents.
- Out loud, or only typed?
- Say it or type it Works out loud and in chat.
- Is it still used?
- Settled in Past the fad stage, part of everyday speech.
When to say it
Use it when comparing job offers or complaining about schedules, this company does big small week so you lose every other Saturday. Flat and factual, with quiet resentment underneath.
Hear it in the wild
Wǒmen gōngsī dà xiǎo zhōu, zhè zhōuliù shàngbān.
We do alternating weeks, so I'm working this Saturday.
Dà xiǎo zhōu de gōngsī wǒ bú qù.
I won't take a job with alternating six day weeks.
Quick answers
What does 大小周 mean?
alternating six day and five day work weeks, a softer cousin of 996
When do people say 大小周?
Use it when comparing job offers or complaining about schedules, this company does big small week so you lose every other Saturday. Flat and factual, with quiet resentment underneath.
When should you not say 大小周?
It describes an exploitative schedule, so treat it as a complaint. Praising it to people stuck in it sounds like you are recruiting for the company.
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